Students reprimanded for their protests
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University students who joined a recent protest against the national education bill are reportedly demanded to sign their confession while their parents face warnings.
Showing up at a press conference organised by the students’ union at Yangon School of Political Science yesterday, the parents of two students from University of Advanced Computer Studies in Bahan Township said they were summoned by the university’s authorities.
Their children distributed pamphlets during the September 12 protest.
A student from Nay Pyi Taw University of Veterinary Science said he was forced to sign a confession in the presence of university officials, including the rector.
The authorities also told them to stop the protest, saying that the union is illegitimate.
Zeyar Aung Htet, a student from the university who was in charge of pamphlets distribution, quoted some lecturers as saying that they followed the Nay Pyi Taw Council’s order.
“They were afraid of being banned from taking exams. As such, they had to sign the confessions and promise that they would stop any involvement in the protest or the union,” he said.
A student from Toungoo University faced charges under Section 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Procession Act.
